The Northeastern Eagles entered their tilt with the Holmes Aces with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Northeastern really took it to Holmes for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-19 win at home. Northeastern might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Jasmine Felton was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Northeastern's points. Another player making a difference was Azaria Gallop, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Holmes, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northeastern won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on January 5th. Catholic is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. As for Holmes, they will head out on the road to face off against Pasquotank County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pasquotank County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 497th, while Holmes is ranked 247th).
